| Alexander Kosolapov: Sots Art Contributor(s): Kosolapov, Alexander, Groys, Boris (Text by (Art, Photo Books)), Borovsky, Alexander (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 3866782276 ISBN-13: 9783866782273 Publisher: Kerber Verlag OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Individual Artists - Monographs |
| Dewey: 709.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 9" W x 12.3" (3.15 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alexander Kosolapov is one of the most remarkable "go-betweeners" of contemporary art, a nomadic presence across ideologies and cultures and a hero of Russian Conceptualism alongside Ilya Kabakov, Boris Mikhailov and Dmitri Prigov. In 1973, he cofounded the Sots-Art movement, which satirically conflated Soviet and American capitalist iconographies; in 1975 he relocated to New York, remaining there for 30 years and immersing himself in the American art scene. Dovetailing Russian political art with American Pop, Kosolapov created such well-known images as the "Lenin Coca Cola" (1985), "Malevich Marlborough" and "Lenin McDonald's." In his most recent works, Kosolapov proposes new, nonexistent brands for post-Soviet Russia. This substantial survey appraises the entirety of his career to date. |